Cranfield and Burnside

Sorry for the huge gap in updates but once classes started the insanity started ... plus Christine reignited my addiction to tv

My family left after the first week of classes and Eugene and I just got our apartment back to status-quo.. okay well mostly Eugene because school, competitions, clubs, etc. started kicking my butt right away. I'm in a photo taking slump as I went to Suzi's Bday at a Cabaret (a bit of a strange line up with a hula hooper followed by a burlesque dancer), Mamello's Bday at Puza (real meat finally!), and a night out in Cranfield and managed to take zero pictures.. for better or worse.

Today I just returned back from our tournament at Cranfield. LBS matched its wits against Cranfield in Touch Rugby, Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Basketball and one other sport. I believe we beat them in everything except Badminton and Girls Football. We play to win! As the team cheerleader I quickly and willingly became the team coat rack since I brought my winter jacket only to not wear it to the field... don't ask me why. The girls played really well and everyone looks really good, even if I get back on my feet and can run I'm not sure I'll be able to keep up with their level of play. When the girls finally finished we went inside to defrost our toes and cheer on Volleyball and Girls Football. Watching Football i realized some people take this tournament way too seriously and are a bit intense.. to the borderline of unsportsmanlike. Rugby is really the most sportsmanlike sport.

Anyways that evening was Burnside which is a feast to celebrate a dead poet. It was a black tie event ... and everyone was dressed to the nines, which was interesting to see people go from sweats to tuxes and dresses. The black tie event was a bit strange. It felt like I was at a Jr High dance, well except for the shot of Irish whisky at the door. Because the days events had been so intense I had only had a snack bar the entire day and I was starving! Only to discover that this black tie event was a buffet. And they had no tables anywhere. Course that didn't stop the Rugby girls from commandeering a table and setting up our own little corner to eat. I tried haggis.. not a fan.. but vegetarian haggis was actually quite good. The food was so so, so I just ate enough to be full. Not very carb heavy either.. which ended up being not optimal as the one plus side was a glass of wine was only 2GBP or you could get a bottle for 10GBP... which us girls quickly opted for. The music and dancing was actually Scottish, and in the end even I jumped in to partake in the crazy festivities. After that we went to what I think is their student center... where there was karaoking, I joined the Rugby girls for a round of Like a Virgin. All in all a fun but exhausting night.

Eugene enjoyed a day to himself and went to the National Gallery. Said it was nice to go and just stay as long as he wanted, eat when he felt like it and not having to accommodate anyone (i.e., me I'm guessing hehe). Of course no Chu outing would be complete without a little chow mein from Golden Dragon.